Quilting 101

Quilting made easy for beginners. Follow our step-by-step guide to learn how to quilt, choose materials, and create your own unique quilts.

Olivia Jane Handcrafted

Before you can quilt you need to baste all of your quilt layers together. Continue reading to see how easy it is to get this job done!

When it comes to quilting, learning how to start can be both difficult and intimidating. See how to take the worry out of the quilting process.

You only need FOUR things to quilt your own quilt. Yep...that's it!Years ago, I was doing exactly what you're doing; trying to figure out how to quilt the first quilt I had worked so hard to create! I'd come this far...I definitely didn't want to send it off to someone else to finish! The task sounded so daunting. I honestly wasn't sure where to start. I spent hours online digging through resources and even more time on YouTube watching people tell me what to do and the endless supplies that…

This is the Quilting 101 advice I wish someone had given to me when I was just starting out quilting! These 5 sanity saving advice tips to be a better quilter.

First off what does the term quilting really mean? Quilting is when you stitch the quilt top, batting and quilt backing together either by hand or with a machine. When you are quilting on a sewing machine or longarm machine you can do all kinds of different stitching designs. Like feathers, swirls, bubbles or waves,

Learn how many fat quarters you need to make a quilt with this post. You'll also learn how to calculate how many fat quarters you'll need.

A few years ago, I created a tutorial for how to sew an oversized hot pad and it’s one of my most popular videos to date — mostly because of my fuss free method of quilt binding! That tutorial teaches the quilt binding method that I’ve always used, so I really didn’t know how many people were str

Basic Quilt Making Skills - for beginners - Blog | Southern Charm Quilts